Victoria Real Estate Update March
2010

The number of homes and other properties
sold throughout the Victoria surged in February compared to January and
remained well above the number of sales in February of last year. A
total of 621 homes and other properties sold in February through the
Victoria Real Estate Board’s Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®), up from
the 418 sales in January and 403 sales in February of last year. Prices
for single-family homes and condominiums softened somewhat while prices
for townhomes rose slightly. Victoria Real Estate Board President,
Randi Masters, says February’s figures demonstrate continued strength in
the market. “There will always be month-to-month fluctuations in prices
depending on what kinds of properties sell in a particular month, but
the relatively high number of sales in February shows ongoing consumer
confidence.” Masters added that February sales have now returned to
historically more normal levels as a year ago the market was just
beginning to emerge from the economic downturn. Masters noted that the
number of properties available for sale again increased last month, “As
of the end of February, there were 3,280 propertiesavailable for
sale – up from 2,793 at the end of January but still down slightly from
3,844 properties for sale at the end of February a year ago.” Masters
added that activity is particularly strong in the mid-price range with
nearly 50 per cent of single-family homes last month selling for under
$550,000. The average price for single-family homes sold in Greater
Victoria last month was $620,833 down from $644,678 in January. The
median price also declined to $560,950. The six-month average was
$620,174. There were 20sales of over $1 million, including one sale
on the Gulf Islands for over $2.5 million. The overall average price for
condominiums was $304,163 last month, down from $313,337 in January.
The average for the last six months was $320,376. The median price for
condominiums in February declined to $285,000. The average price of all
townhomes sold last month was $460,900 up from $453,013 in January. The
median price rose to $430,000. The six month average was $453,440. MLS®
sales last month included 296 single family homes, 192 condominiums, 78
townhomes and 14 manufactured homes.

Below is a graph showing
you from February 2008 to February 2010 the avereage selling prices for a
single family home in the Greater Victoria Area, Condo's as well as
townhomes.

Feb

Feb

2010

2009

Net Unconditional Sales:

621

403

New Listings:

1,460

1,081

Active Listings:

3,280

3,844

Active Real Estate Listings, New Listings and Sales for February
2010

I hope this helped you understand the current market in Victoria BC.
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are considering selling or buying residential real estate anywhere in
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